Grandma’s Feather Bed - John Denver

Grandma's Feather Bed - John Denver (约翰·丹佛)

When I was a little bitty boy
当我还是个孩子时
Just up off a floor
就能自己爬上爬下，独立奔跑
We used to go down to Grandma's house
我们曾经去过奶奶家
Every month end or so
在每个月月末的时候
We had chicken pie and country ham
我们吃鸡肉派和乡村火腿
And homemade butter on the bread
以及抹了自制黄油的面包
But the best darn thing about Grandma's house
但奶奶家最好的东西
Was her great big feather bed
是她的大羽毛床
It was nine feet high and six feet wide
它有九英尺高，六英尺宽
Soft as a downy chick
像毛茸茸的小鸡一样柔软
It was made from the feathers of forty 'leven geese
它由四十只鹅的羽毛制成
Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick
用了一整匹亚麻布
It'd hold eight kids four hound dogs
可以装下八个孩子，四个猎犬狗
And a piggy we stole from the shed
以及一只我们从棚子里偷来的小猪
We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun
我们几乎没怎么睡，但我们很开心
On Grandma's feather bed
在奶奶的大羽毛床上
After the supper we'd sit around the fire
晚饭过后，我们围绕着火炉坐着
The old folks'd spit and chew
老人们一直在咀嚼着
Pa would talk about the farm and the war
爸爸谈论着农场和战争
And Granny'd sing a ballad or two
奶奶唱着民谣
I'd sit and listen and watch the fire
我坐在那里，一边听着一边看着跳动的火焰
Till the cobwebs filled my head
直到昏昏欲睡
Next thing I knew I'd wake up in the morning
我知道接下来的事就是起床
In the middle of the old feather bed
在大羽毛床的中间
It was nine feet high and six feet wide
它有九英尺高，六英尺宽
Soft as a downy chick
像毛茸茸的小鸡一样柔软
It was made from the feathers of forty'leven geese
它由四十只鹅的羽毛制成
Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick
用了一整匹亚麻布
It'd hold eight kids four hound dogs
可以装下八个孩子，四个猎犬狗
And a piggy we stole from the shed
以及一只我们从棚子里偷来的小猪
We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun
我们几乎没怎么睡，但我们很开心
On Grandma's feather bed
在奶奶的大羽毛床上
Well I love my Ma an' I love my Pa
我爱我的爸爸妈妈
Love Granny and Grandpa too
也爱我的爷爷奶奶
Been fishing with my uncle I wrestled with my cousin
我和叔叔一起钓鱼，同表弟一起摔跤
I even kissed Aunt Lou oooh
我甚至亲吻了卢阿姨
But if ever had to make a choice
但如果能再选择一次
I guess it ought to be said
我想应该这么说
That I'd trade them all plus the gal down the road
我在将来会好好招待他们
For Grandma's feather bed
在奶奶的大羽毛床上
I'd trade them all plus the gal down the road
我在将来会好好招待他们
It was nine feet high and six feet wide
它有九英尺高，六英尺宽
Soft as a downy chick
像毛茸茸的小鸡一样柔软
It was made from the feathers of forty'leven geese
它由四十只鹅的羽毛制成
Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick
用了一整匹亚麻布
It'd hold eight kids four hound dogs
可以装下八个孩子，四个猎犬狗
And a piggy we stole from the shed
以及我们从棚子里偷来的小猪
We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun
我们几乎没怎么睡，但我们很开心
On Grandma's feather bed
在奶奶的大羽毛床上
We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun
我们几乎没怎么睡，但我们很开心
On Grandma's feather bed
在奶奶的大羽毛床上